Manchester City Council Legal Services v LC and another

Mental health – Persons who lack capacity. The Court of Protection made rulings on the care of the first respondent, a vulnerable young woman with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The court gave permission for the first respondent to be assessed by a female clinical psychologist and emphasised that cases that could necessitate restrictions in areas where adults had capacity needed to be heard by High Court Judges in the Court of Protection.

Manchester City Council Legal Services v LC and another

Mental health – Persons who lack capacity. The Court of Protection made rulings on the care of the first respondent, a vulnerable young woman with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The court gave permission for the first respondent to be assessed by a female clinical psychologist and emphasised that cases that could necessitate restrictions in areas where adults had capacity needed to be heard by High Court Judges in the Court of Protection.